The Sun. — London, England, 1818-12-23 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. A'I'ION. This subject is so interesting 'to the middling , end lower classes - throughout the 'United King ilonr, that we feel it our duty to extract the f(il. Towing letter from The (DOldin) Correspondent of the 1 7th inst. and we subjoin the 'observations of - thejndicious Editor.. The letter is stated to hare 'been written by a young man of a very res;rect t!hle family in Sometsetshire, who was misled by 111 r. lIIIMBECK'S illusive assert;ons "Phdadelpbia-, 'Oct. 17, 1818 " I informed you in my last, from Pittsburgh,. An.. I, that we were that far on our way to Birk heck's Settlement, which we have since visited, and which I shall presently describe. Mr. J. I'., f elt', an d three other voting men, left that place in a surd! boat, 14 feet long; coly in that month, end. proceeded do, r t tie Ohio for Cincinnati; the watt., at that time, untortuna!,ely,lor Its, was very shallow, which obliced us to he continually row ing—, ;11'11 work, especially to us, who were 1 . 311 r(111:110 ed %%itl, the alt of rowing and. of 1:11 11 , 11 , 4 a 11011. ' Flue siews down th e vivv,r t .t first 'mere gland, hitt the high mountains on each side like river, covered with trees, prcseated great sameness of scenery. "Die weather was very .I Al th, and ill au open boat tee wrr,e uxposed to all it, (nice. There ate many small towns on its b-.ks, some thriving, others the contrary. 'Pie number of boats, arks, and craft of different de s.ctiptioms, is really snrptit.ing—sonw in a tiading capacity, others (I.ke our own) conveying emi grarits to the went. We did not reach Cincinnati till 113 Id been on 114 c water eleven d a ys, r o - os a lone. time, an we bete obliged to sleep on the ground seven nights. 11'e made a good tire, and laid down, Indian-like,. wrapped up iu our great emi t,. In the mot"ning we resumed our daily la bour, refreshed by our night's repose. . " our at-rival at Cincinnati, I waited on Al., who received its kindly, and accom,tio. 'dated is till we proceeded further 'west. He has nice house, and good, business—a general mer chant. Cincinnati is a fine thriving place,. the neatest 1 have seen %vest at Philadelphia. Were a merlianic. I would settle there. It seems full of bustle, and is, I believe, as healthy, as any r;,, r r of th e Western Stales, hut at present it dues 'Rot meet my views. We left it in August 21, on horseback,. having purchased two horses and etiniptairnts, for about ninety dollars, each of us. Our tonte was through Indiana, a very young State, the road principally through woods of large extent, and in some places very boggy. tVe had to lord many creeks. The tinthvr is the stoutest I have seen in America, or elsewhere ;. the soil of black rich nature, a. kind of clay. The objec tions to 111 . 13 State are, the :want of good water, as well as the sickliness of its inhabitants., occa sioned by so much stagnant water. The con tory -in general is level, and there are several irnprov ing town. The day after our leaving Cincinnati, we fell in ‘vitli two Gentlemen who were going to Bit k heck's, one of them from 14ogland, thc other front Ireland : this made our party strotig, four in nomb. , r. We reached 11140:noes on the 29th, a dull I,l4ce'; the iithahitaws appear to be a mixture. of Indians and Fieueli. I si . w here several In dians with their stra.ws, having their child r en at their backs ; some at the men are looking, bar they tlistiotre themselves, with paints, &c.:— NVe tound, Ott Our arrival here, that llirkbeck's Settlement lay shout GO wiles south-west of us, anti that we should have to travel principally over prairie land, which was an agreeable change, we having rode two hundred miles through forests, &c. AVe reached Billtheck's Settlement the se= cond (lay after leaving Vinccniles, about four o'clock i►► the afternoon. Prvvious to ow arrival at his prairie, We had seen 4od travelled over some very fine land, but nithealthfully situated, and void 0f spring water. These disadvantages, we had reason to expect, Ilirkbeck Lad guarded against, but he seems to. labour under the ti.N . IIIC disadvan.! tages as his neighbours. He appears to be a. very reserved kind of being. On our arrival, at his Cabin we made known our business, and presented rqters inirodoction. The reception Acre 'pet with WAS very. cool. He lives in a small log cabin. There is a long row of cabins for his labourers. His cabin being so very swat, he told u 3 he could no t ac commodate strangers, but a cottage about a mile distant won-W. We reached this cottage late in the evening : 'e could pi acute no grain for our lorses, and were obliged to reed them with rough grass : hard fare after Ruch a journey. Our, fare was not much better. This family consisted of a, man, his wife, five children, two lodgers, and, with ns four., made thirteen persons, who were to lodge in one small room. " The next morning we called at the Setile mew, and found two young men goiog over: the bind Bit kheck has to dispose of, and we accom panied them tht.ough ( - heir day's excursion. 1419 bind in general is not of the first quality, a great f!ral is vet prairie. 11 do not think he has tna►le a jtidicions choice. He has not yet any very re t►pectable settler., except those that came over with him ; neither do 1 think he will have. He ltas greatly , tritrepresetved to a Settleu►eut. The land is not of the first quality—nn spring water, well water not good, no mill within ►uar!y miles, and the country in general unhealthy. No good Bite fora town, nor convenience for machinery at a future day ; and acid to this, he and Flower are Nt variince, anti never speak to each other.-- Flower left a wife in Engiatul, hut since his re finin; in this country has married the young. woman Birkbeck brought out with him !!! The Settle►nent will do but fur a tew characters ; we came away disgnsted with it altogether, and sorry to think so many of our countrymen Will probably be deluded by his fake publications. The Western States are not calculated for an Englishman who his known any thing of society : they will do only for the labouring class, and poor farmers, with hrge families, accustomed to hard labour; but even these he at a lose. Europeans know not how to handle tire axe as an American does., nor can they suffer so many privations with patience. A person that settles in this back country MAIM be table to 'handle li*rs Axe, 151tittl his Cann, fence his land, plant his Corn (Indian), prepare it for the mill, carry i 20 or 30,iniles to he-ground, do every 'requisite !About- vn bi 4 land. His tvile must. spin, knit, weave, make her husband's cloches and her own, rind also butter and-cheese. liirkbeck is quite wrong with tesPec't to labourers; there tire none to he relied on. We htvre con anted not to settle in the West, until it is more thickly populated. Bihotts fevers and a:zites are very prev.iltut in the States of Ohio, Indiana, &c and often fatal to ne.v hettlers.— Front Bilkbeck's we yet oroed by our fottno- route to 'Cinciniv4ti, at which place our Irish friend was attacked by a bilious fever; vve cool(' pot titiok of leaving hint behind ; - and we were (Hayed eleven days before lie cool!, proceed with us" With what troth Mr. Birkbeck and other writers of the sante stamp have depicted the. United Stites, our readers can noN imlge! That it is de• sitahle to reduce our p csctit reduudarit population 'by migration, admits of little doubt ; but that Our countrymen should be misle4l by the publica tions to which me allude, and induced to prefer the bark settlements of America to the ,advan tages to he detirol from emigrating to the Colo tries lreir 'Mother Country, which possess not • only every thiug desirable, in poiut of soil and 'climate, that is to be found on the banks of the Ohio or the Swequeatook, but where they would 411 the political inivileges of the 11 . ritish Cotk st i rut ion, is a ci renustance most deeply to be regrettrd. LAW INTELLIGGNUL. VTCE-CHANCELLOWS COURT, DE c. 22. Thr VicE. CHANCKLLOR was acropittithe whole heafiog it u of tiuititt l'elt except to the pat t :es cotice The [ORE) Cu. NCHLLOR rill sit et Inn on the Btii of J4titiary, to heat Bankrupt pe titions. COURT OF KING'S BR NCI4.—No cage of any Irralicidar liatrtSt °CCU! reit yesterday in this Court. SCHOOLMASTERS' Sod E Ty. Yesterday a most reipecittble Meeting of the Sobsciihers to this excellent InstitutiOn was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, when it appeared that the Society was in a most flourishing state. Its fonds have been notch in creased within a short pet iod, and there is every well-grounded hope that it will long continue to diffuse its -blessings to the distressed and the un fortunate Children of learning. Upwards of two ' hundred Gentlemen sat down to dinner at six o'clock the Master -of the Charter House, the Reverend Mr. RUSSELL, in the Chair.-- After the cloth was removed, Non Nubs Domine ' was sung with great effect by Messrs. Taylor, Collier, Bellamy, &c . . The Chairtnau then proposed the health of his venerable Majesty, whose long reign, he observed, h ad eocatrin u t e d so much to the happiness of the Btitish nation, and whose excellent moral conduct had always _afforded the most edifying example to his sub sects. The toast was drank in respectful silence. Song. - God sore the King.—The health of iris Royd Highness the Prince Regent followed, with three times three. and ardent applause. Glee, Hail Star ;) . f Bruhstriek —The healtits of the Duke of York and the rest of the Royal Fatuity were next g i ven —The. health of the Royal Patron of the Society, the Duke of .Cambridge, was next drank, three times three, with every feeling of respect and gratitude. Dr. LINDShY observed, that when he off red the next twist to the attention of the Assembly, he was certain that it would meet with every mark of . approbation. He therefore propused the health of their Royal Highnesses the Dillies of Kent and Sussex, who, in the absence of the Royal I'a eon , had always rucleavoured to forward, by their exertions, ntlit by fbeir intinificent do - nations, the beneficent purposes of the Society. Thistoast was also received with feelings of the most sa tisfaction. Mr. lis:wiATT proposed the healtbs of the Pre sidents, the Bishilps of Gloucester anti Carlisle, from whom a letter had beet; received . expressive ut their tegret at not being enabled to attend this annual Meeting. When the customary round of toasts was gone thiongli, the health of Dr. Kelly, the Treasurer and Secretary of the SoCiety, was drank With the watinest apphtusa. Dr. KELLY returned thanks, and read a list of the new Subscribers, who were very numerous and liberal, and among whom tire name of a Lady, for a considerable donation, was particularly worthy of atteution. Lnanst3V hoped that the :Gentlemen con nected with the Society woubi use their influence with the Emir Sex, who were always as will ing to becotire brOefacturs to any titan' institu tion, and Whose eXample would produce the mo.t favourable results. He then gave.-.-" The health of our benefactrix, and may she long live to prove au intirement to our lair couotTywothen to follow her exiimpie !" The Rev. Mr. WiLmsms, after an appropria:e and eloquent speech, }imposed the cause of edu cation throughout the world. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of the Princess who had to much contributed to re►►der their Royal Patron happy, the Duchess of Cam bridge, which was received with euthus'ias►n. Several ',mimic toasts, enlivened by, excellent songs and glee's, followed, andthe Meeting conti nue] in great cordiality to enjoy the festive board until 'a late t►onr. MARLBOROUGH-STEEET.—J6C nitestioP relative to the right of the disposal of dust, ciuders, &c. front Carlton-Home, came on, again yesterday.— The Magistrate left the former conviction as it stood ; and the appeal being lost for want of timely notice, the criue will be heard in another shape. YesterdAy evening during the for ;, a foreign Gentleman driving. through Temple -bar, mot a broad-wheel, waggon on the City side, which coming in contact with his chaise on one side,.. awl a cart heavily laden on the other, his vehicle . was dashed to pieces ; fortunately neither the Gentleman or the horse weec much injured. WESTMINSTEIt ELECTION. / A 'Meeting of, the inhabitants, of Ilia palish of {St. George,. tlanover-stmate, 'was held at the ! . Gun t at seven clock on Mon tray e.venitvg: Mr:PuLtElt, iil the absence of I .llr. !Bruce, ts , ho wits preyento, ,t:roip,pksiftipc k 0 he had promised, by a t severe . dotn . estic afiliction (the death of his wife), was called toAle Chair; and, after the Resolutions had been lead Over and put to the Assembly.. Mr. HbilliOLl3E came torWatd tid spoke to the following effect lie began by observing, that it was its that room that lie firtt,had the happy opportunity of meeting the rilectors of ‘Vestminster, atter lie had been ont in nomination ; and that it' was with great pleasure. he saw in it on the present occa• alai) many of the same faces which he had then seen, together with *a- vast accumulation of new and honourable ones. Since that time, many momentous events for the Electors of Westmin ster had happened. The first was, that the. pros pee( of dkision among the friends of freedom, which appeared on the day of nomination, was no longer the object of a larm and apprehension Ihe noble name which had then been biougAt for ward w 44 110 %If prudently and wisely w' ithdra Had it been his fate to have contended With Sc) amiable, honest, and accomplished a man as the, individual who possessed it, he should have bad , one con-ii eration with which to satisfy hiinself in ca4e of Victory, and that wai, that he'slionlel htrt have driven Lord Idin Rona into retreat and retirement ; Lord Itussell was already in Parlia ment, and hail distinguished himself there in de fence of the people ; and, by retiring front the present contest, had , acted with Ii is usual good sense, and, had continued those favours which England and Eti glis h men have a right to expect Irmil the house of-tto;sell.—The second event (if that mij i t be called an event which was only a rumour) to which lie alluded was, that another Gentlemati, vvhose name was truly illustrious, had also declined to interrupt the general !mho). It tv as hard to say that he had withdrawn teho had never come forward ; but still he (Mr. flobilouse) must torLratulate the Meeting that they had not to be hold in array against them the name of ‘‘'hithread, a nam e which never could be mentioned without exciting esteem and gratitude in the mind and bosom of every honest Englishman. At the sante time that he would not compromise the cause which tie had undertaken to support, neither would he ever resign it unless it were into better hands. One objection against him ispis, that Westminster wanted a more rational reformer; it was hard to say what was irrational in such a subject :`for laimielf, he was a moderate reformer, because he would not step beyond moderation in any thing. They too were moderate reformers, because, when they had found the remedy for their ;,trievmuCC9, they were willing to apply it. Sir F. Burdett had told a meeting at Liverpool, that the Whigs hail promised to 'do every thing needful in the case of reform; they were willing to make Parliaments triennial, and to extend the right of 1(41'1 age to householders; and that being the case, he called the reformers united, an ex pression which had been much cavilled at, sort of manifesto of their opponents had appear ed the other day in a Public Paper, under the title of Westrniosteriana, which was a very long hard unintelligible word. It began, "It is not. gig least of modern wood, is to have seen that the currull (he ineaos eurule)- chair of C. Fox shOuld be aspired to by Candidates advertising their pre tensions in broken English." lie scat cely knew what the writer this paragraph _meant, unless it were a sarcasin on whoSt atx swer to the requisition lately addressed to him was false, incorrect, and broken The writer then went on to say, that," it 55:05 his duel with Nlr. Paul, and not his politics, which first made Sir F. Burdett Member for Westminster." This was, eo absolute ;it was his long-nied services in defence of their rights that made the Electors of Westminster return the best of Men as one of their NepreSentatiees. lie then proceed ed—'"rhey but offend their lungs in vaunting their Weight in Westiainster, unaccompanied by that something whiCh in the 4th, day of the caw= filet made manifest the impotence It 3acolsinisn, when left to itself; eve! in its supposed empo rium." The hireling means that you were bribed to do your duty; it was hardly requisite to con tradict . so base, so foolish, and so insidious assertion. Catherine de Medicis had said, that " a lie for 3 weeks was as good as truth," and their adversaries "acted upon such 3 principle ; but he would not allow this lie to rim for more tban three days, but would give it an early and positive contradiction. It is then hinted, that " before Candlemas, he, Mr. Hobbouse, would be better instructed in election proceedings." Un fortunately, if it - was meant that by that time he should learn to employ hribery,he must answer, that he bad neither the power nor the - inclioation to do it ; besides, if he bad, no Elector of Westminster would allow him to exert either the one or the other. The last paragraph of this notable writer on which be should comment, contained this extra ordinary and impotent assertion—that " his elec flop for Westminster, under all the circumstances of the present ,juncture, woohl lee SiOt a 'step merely, but a Soide"—to what ?—to revolution. (Laughter.) , —lf by revolution were meant change, he hoped that it would ; that it would lead to. 11 change of a man like Sir M. Maxwell, for one who would act and speak according to their di rections ; but by revolution were meant the disorganization of civil society. the hireling scribe has said that which is not merely false, but that which he Isnew to be'so : if there were any awn friends to social order, it was the meeting which he was addressing ; they were desirous of correct ing the abuses, of the present system . , which, an less they were corrected, would end in a total dil loco ion of the system, amid that ruin, and bi,„a simi, and carnage, which was witnessed in land: for he recollected that the blood-stained orange rihand was hoisted, in London durins the last election ; and he ki‘eav that there was one individual who wished to see it dtippiog with blcrod in this country also. tie then quitted this subject, and resumed his attack on bir Murray who, lie said, was determined that the electors of Westminster should have him. "1t would indeed be a forced marriage ; hut he seems resolved, notwithstanding, to drag you to the •• Altar, and to And 6 pandit when be bets 1 0 !there. Von, however, think that you have, nd !neetof him, and as he is Very kind, Wank tri te, as . much as if you had."---(Latigh ) te'r.-1-Mr, Ho b e hot se then observed-, tiiist lie had that day red' ! eeiVed A letter from a naval officer, for the troth of whose conteula he could not himself speak.t. stating that "Sir M. Maiwell had held a Was . ' tive sinecure 'during the whiile war, viz. the Ho' boor MastdrshiP tit Surinam, which, OW Tiaymenc of a deputy and other expences, %vas estimated A 1,500 t. a-yeat-. His friends say that it was given him as a reward ; for his services in the capture of 'that colony ; but in reply it ought to be stated? that many older and dktinguished officers wil 6 were theft there got nothing of the sort, whilst he was shortly afterwards appointed to the corn' [nand of a very fine frigate." This intelligence was sent to (Mr. flobhouse) as a positive fact; whether it was so, he hail not yet had time to inquire ; they might look into that most fa' moos of all fatuous books to know more aceu rately, and if they found it there, he would n ot forget to tell that truth also on the hostingi. is also intittpted, that the gallant Captain has an hereditary claim on a sinecure place, his father' having held One Of 5001. a-year ; even if that , were the c as e , tie did not wish to visit the siol of the father uprin the child, hut only desired that , he would be content 'vial his 15.001. a-year, With',;, nut endeavouring to gaio four or 5000 of their votes. Sir M. Maxwell may have mistaken rite applause of a drawing room for the applaue the people of Westmiuster ; but the he received at the last election ought to hav' t ., euled him of such folly. If, %vlivo he started under such favourable circionstatices_ as :disunion among . the friends of the people, he was still unable' With all the. Government influence, to get himself returned ; what can be expect now,. whet) the friends of freedom are milted, and not one voice can be expected for him tvhich is tint extorted hY force amid violence ? Mr. lioblionse then con' chided by exhorting them to eterliOn, and sa• Vis (kern to employ that activity, which, if it didinot secure them victory, would at least, show that they were deserving of it. The Thanks of the Meeting carte then voted, to the Chairman, atter %Odd) the Assembly &V'. persed in a quiet and orderly manner. MORDb:II OF Mn. TATLott —Yesterday an i 1 7.1 yestigation took place beim e Mr. 13IHN1E, Bow -street, respecting two men who were iti custody, and erroneously stared in some Sun of Papers to have been discharged ; the result o f . which was, that there was no ground of suspicibd againit them but their being in the neighbour hood the night of the murder, and which they clearly provel to have been in the course of 'their necessary avocations. They ware in Conzequeocli discharged. MURDF.R.—It will he recollected, that a bar.i. batoirs murder was committed oti the 4th of No' vember last, near Broxbourne, liertfordshirc, the hotly of John Cooper, a carrier. Sus . has fallen upon two men, who formerly wort:o with Mr. Worthy, of Spiralfields, as market pot• tors. They absconded immediately afire 0 0 murder, and hacee not three been heard of Wi g the officers are on the alert tot their apprehen' lion. Sacatt.saa—On Sunday NV a vast nwmbet of boo4i were stolen hour the parish chotelt of, Christchurch, immediately after the conelosion'Or the morning set vice. Almost every pew iras Wondered. The robbery was effected while the Palish OtHeers were engaged in the vestry-roof)) , • in distrilioting bread to the poor. COURSE OF EXCIIANGE, TOrstmr, Dze. 22. Arnett (law - I) . itill, at Night • • • ll 5 itutterdarn ' - ' • , ' 11 9 2 Vs. Antwerp .. .• . • • 11 101.:x.N.1:00 6 1 • tininbilrgir • ~ • • 44. U'" gi C 6 '. twin' - Paris, 3 , Day's sight 2 3, 90' U Us. Ditto Bourdvaox , ditto Frimijoi , tott the .Itti'll illattrid • . el,. A f &Ct . "' ' 8 .4 • Cadiz ^994 Elko iee ElFctitiv~ Bitiont " 484 .;•cville, Giwititar . ' '34 ilineelona . ... . . 38i teithorn ..... Pen0n............41i4-Venice, Ital. Liv 25 50 Sl:dia... ..4o ----;s:ivirl es 43 Palermo Lisbon Oporto "56 Clio Janeiro Vnb1in..........".94..... Cur 1:..... 91 per Cent.. Agin attic Danl.:on Holland.... 2 per Cent. , . . ..._ BIRTHS'. Yesterday morning, in Red Lion-square, the Lady of iot* ridges, Esq. of a .1111. Uii the 3d 'July last, at Fort Marlhoroulth, oh the i•lan't of Skltuatra, the Lady Of Nl.tior Thomas Otho Francis, of 4 . daughter. 1)1 F. f) On the 19th inst. at her so'sliottse, Mr. Edward's, nor ,- can-place, city-road, Mrs. Leoni, in the 82i1 year of her age"' OA the Nth inst. at his honse the Pulgon, Sowers' town, Mr. Wei/Irma - 1( sea, ageni 1 1.(..n INtIAL Mid Li, AND DEA ' • NTH. Lately, at Fort william, Cork, the La.ly of Capt. Ra olsl q , ith regiment, of a ion arid heir. )I .A HitIED. Tiiesilay st'Onight, Ecel4:N, C. frarnmon3, jun. L of Newts'miter, -to chugliter 4 , 1 Joint Wiltoos Es 9;., of tiwinton, near :%laurileiter. On Tlitlisday tast :John y, 'Esq. of Brough. Yorlisbife, to :\ second daughter of the late Juhu Futter, 1: 5 !:k* of Liniiolu. 1)1 Cll. --- ~ - 7 Lately, at rifle:tit House, Lirerpool , , Mrs. Solonion, WU ° of 14r. Sul :roan. Friday 1:4,i, in lintter's flospital, late libra!lail to the Ixed+ New Subscription Lihravv. On Wisdnesilay last, S. Nlidgivv, Esq. late, of Cookridgeir N At Edinburgh, 011 the 15th inst. Captain .lohn C o we, R. , Lately, Nles. Jane Hardie, relict of Mr.Willinin ' At Miisselhprgh, near Edinburgh, on the 15th inst. Hele. n o Henry Jardine, E.*q. Ja e ne, Qn. the 711, inst. at C.,:iwlieriuutith, Jane, the wife of Clarke Satterthwatte, Esq. _ LONDON: Printed ' J. B. CAINTAIRS of 29, a . Gres , Oromud-street, Quveu ' i -square; and ot;blished SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Nlolton-street, at Tb" " rs„ Other, No.. 112, Strand ; where Ailvettiententi, 01 Lttivrs, &e. (pust-paid) must be addresscd• ' r e f• • f TB' cn Mid( rerefi Q 6 otet 71 gnil nine erec 'llle ;eve.; ?'he as Colnity, °ffice, a Lt ay ee l N. re tnser4stsd Me B oar J(txturtry tr tonic 4.411edf, Zack —or, Or Part avaouw ) Nia Pr "I Frith-, recei v tip pa: ( 4 ereice helv e c t eithout The r, 0 t teior of. o r ,„, 'riot/ ite;;' Ltly fred to ~t 4e reit(l tr e''"r Phe CAPITA Of whirl rities lawn r • W e for Iclihte the nn all lm of • 'till b e a t 4 tin L b ° antot ways 1-31..11 Ind. i 3rTI d . p T, 14 e nit} a-sti Irtir lend net i ler fi Ori *di ~ 4 :1 I t "3 , to m " , t • .`n ; (.:11 Clu T o sot :::: l a : w e i I: 1 St. .. I, t he I)i • r :',, ' dpi ) , irt ai 4 1klisl i 4 'itir eue "s'okulia, N.B . `4l r+•ai c ou the tr •A ,as ° ti„ a, a r ' 13 tIlth, a " 'Preatitrei (PArticul are so pr retard it I h qfect h tithmet;4; V t "vefl i n e Altl et, 'Co t rett, r ew .. wHt at !! - -Y p hrt stlo tw , Su rf 1401; i ts,